The 1953–54 IHL season was the ninth season of the
International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Cincinnati Mohawks won the Turner Cup.
Regular season
Turner Cup-Playoffs
Turner Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals
Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Marion Barons 1
Johnstown Jets 2, Fort Wayne Komets 0
Toledo Mercurys 2, Troy Bruins 1
Semifinals
Johnstown Jets 2, Toledo Mercurys 0
Turner Cup Finals
Cincinnati Mohawks 4, Johnstown Jets 2
Awards
Coaches
*Cincinnati Mohawks:
Rollie McLenahan
Roland Joseph "Rollie" McLenahan (October 26, 1921 – April 23, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1945–46 season. The rest of ...
*Fort Wayne Komets:
Jack Timmins,
Pat Wilson
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*Grand Rapids Rockets:
Norm Grinke
*Johnstown Jets:
Chirp Brenchley
*Louisville Stars:
Alex Woods
*Marion Barons
Ott Heller
*Milwaukee Chiefs:
Louis Trudel
Armand Louis Napoleon Trudel (July 21, 1912 – March 19, 1971) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Early life
Trudel was born in Salem, Massachusetts to Canadian parents who had moved there from Montreal. When he was a ...
*Toledo Mercurys:
Doug McCaig
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*Troy Bruins:
Norm McAtee
References
Attendance Figures - Cincinnati Enquirer 03-17-1954 through 04-04-1954
External links
Season 1953/54on hockeydb.com
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IHL
International Hockey League (1945–2001) seasons